Fonsi Nieto, sporting director of the Pramac Racing team, made interesting revelations about the season of Jorge Martin, 2024 MotoGP world champion. He notably underlined the importance of Marc Marquez as a reference and the impact of certain refereeing decisions on Martin's career. Nieto also detailed a strategy put in place to help Martin deal with his opponents' attacks.
Jorge Martin made history by winning the MotoGP world champion title with Prima
Pramac.Fonsi Nietoan emblematic figure of the team, shared captivating thoughts on the season, especially on motosan.
« Marc, you always have to count on him », jokes
Nieto by first mentioning
Marc Marquez. « Even from home, we must consider him a reference. He brakes like an animal! Often, when observing the telemetry data, I wonder how it manages to last over an entire race. What a car does with ABS in the rain, Marquez does without anything », he analyzes, admiringly.
Nieto also recalled the challenges faced by Martin during these four years: the fall in Portugal and the choice of Bastianini were hard moments. Jorge suffered a lot from this decision, because no one really understood it. »
Fonsi Nieto: « to win this championship with Marc on the track, a high-performance Ducati, Pecco in great shape, and in a satellite structure, it's exceptional »
However, these trials forged the character of the champion. “
Winning this championship with Marc on the track, a high-performance Ducati, Pecco in great shape, and in a satellite structure, it is an exceptional victory. »
An inventive strategy also contributed to the success of
Martin. « With his engineer, we started to analyze the races in real time. I told them
: 'You can't see what's going on behind you. I do.' We used this information to
anticipate adversary attackslike those of Bastianini or Pecco. Jorge loved the idea, and it was very useful to him “, explain Nieto.
More than a simple title, it is a strategic and human exploit which allowed
Jorge Martin to reach the summit, writing his name in the annals of MotoGP.
